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PVC China initiates anti-subsidy investigation against US imports	23.10.2020
ITALY Implementation of “plastic tax” likely postponed until mid-2021 / Only a small gap in tax coffers	22.10.2020
TRADE DEALS Canadian ban on single-use plastics may violate USMCA / US industry groups warn of “non-tariff barrier” / “Toxic” label for plastics “irresponsible”	22.10.2020
PLASTICS WASTE New UK standard for atmospheric biodegradability of polyolefins	20.10.2020
ITALY Introduction of plastics tax in January 2021 increasingly unlikely / Trade associations warn of double burden	15.10.2020
GERMANY Upper house approves EU waste directive / Ban on disposable products legally binding as of 2021	14.10.2020
EU PLASTICS TAX Parliament green-lights planned levy / Next step is ratification at national level	12.10.2020
PLASTICS RECYCLING EUROPE EuPC and Circularise partner to develop systems for tracking plastics and monitoring recyclates / Group seeks prototype testers	12.10.2020
PLASTICS RECYCLING UK Certification system extended to cover all packaging types	12.10.2020
PLASTICS RECYCLING EUROPE PolyCert Europe seeks EU-wide quality compliance rules and alignment of reclaim-use standards for plastics processing	05.10.2020
PVC China initiates anti-dumping investigation into US-made PVC / US, Taiwan, Japan main import sources	02.10.2020
US RECYCLING California passes first US recycled-content law for beverage bottles / Containers need 15% reclaim content by 2022	01.10.2020
PLASTICS WASTE New shipping rules start 1 Jan 2020 / Basel Convention amendments / No consensus on non-hazardous plastics waste	24.09.2020
GERMANY Lower house approves bill to implement EU waste directive / Packaging group says single-use ban interferes with basic rights of market participants	24.09.2020
PLASTICS RECYCLING EuCertPlas launches food-contact module for PET, HDPE, PP processes	23.09.2020
PLASTICS TAX National Council of Switzerland calls for plastics levy / Lower house wants 25% recyclate rate for packaging by 2025	14.09.2020
BREXIT UK chemicals industry lauds added time for registrations	09.09.2020
GUEST EDITORIAL Pro EU plastics tax: “The plastics tax – an important impulse” / Tomasz Mikulski, ML Polyolefins	04.09.2020
GUEST EDITORIAL Con EU plastics tax: “We need a European plastics Marshall Plan” / Hannes Meier, M2 Consulting	04.09.2020
PLASTICS WASTE Interpol: Illegal disposal of plastics waste is booming / “Waste mafia” redirects large quantities to Southeast Asia	04.09.2020
AVIENT Compounder rolls out new light-blocking additive to comply with EU titanium dioxide restrictions	02.09.2020
PLASTICS RECYCLING USA Alliance to create circular economy / North American platform of Ellen MacArthur's global “Plastics Pact” / 50% recycling rate targeted	31.08.2020
REACH New procedure for reporting SVHCs from 2021 / ECHA with dedicated web page	25.08.2020
AUSTRIA Greenpeace criticises poor recycling rates for PET bottles / “Increase the proportion of returnable containers”	03.08.2020
PLASTICS TAX EU parliament rejects council's coronavirus recovery package / Tax on non-recyclable plastic packaging a target / EuPC warns levy will not improve recycling	28.07.2020

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